[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61704-61705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25055]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XZ41
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) in North
Charleston, SC. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meeting will take place November 16-18, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265
International Boulevard, North Charleston, SC; telephone: (843) 308-
9330.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC, 29405; telephone: (843) 571-4366
or toll free (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the Snapper Grouper Advisory
Panel will meet from 1:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. on November 16, 2010; from
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on November 17, 2010 and from 8:30 a.m. until 12
noon on November 18, 2010.
The Advisory Panel will receive updates from Council staff and
provide recommendations on the following amendments: Regulatory
Amendments 9 & 10 to the Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
addressing trip limits and changes to red snapper management due to the
on-going stock assessment, respectively; Amendment 18A addressing
management of black sea bass and golden tilefish; Amendment 24
addressing management of red grouper and Amendment 22 addressing long-
term management of red snapper, and the Comprehensive Annual Catch
Limit (ACL) Amendment addressing ACLs for several snapper grouper
species as well as other Council-managed species. AP members will
receive status reports on the following amendments to the Snapper
Grouper FMP currently under development: Amendment 18B addressing
possible extension of the snapper Grouper Fishery Management Unit
northward, Amendment 20 addressing changes to the wreckfish Individual
Transferrable Quota (ITQ) program, and Amendment 21 addressing
development of a catch shares program for the snapper grouper fishery.
The AP will also discuss spawning season protection for snapper grouper
species.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 3 days prior to
the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject
to change.
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Dated: September 30, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25055 Filed 10-5-10; 8:45 am]
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